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‘Beautiful blobs’: can scientists build life from scratch?

‘Beautiful blobs’: can scientists build life from scratch?

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Madeleine Finlay hears from co-host Ian Sample and from Kate Adamala, professor of genetics at the University of Minnesota

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Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from nothing
after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed,
grow and multiply in a dish. To find out how significant this step
is, and where scientists hope it will lead, Madeleine Finlay hears
from co-host Ian Sample and from Kate Adamala, professor of
genetics at the University of Minnesota. Help support our
independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod